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Strong's H8659 תַּרְשִׁישׁ (tarshish)

Tarshiysh - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Strong's Number H8659
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 24
Books 10

Strong's H8659 Quick Answer

Strong's H8659 תַּרשִׁישׁ (Tarshiysh) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Tarshiysh (tar-sheesh') n/l. 1. Tarshish, a place on the Mediterranean 2. (hence) the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that port) It has 24 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include tarshish and also. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Tarshiysh (tar-sheesh') n/l. 1. Tarshish, a place on the Mediterranean 2. (hence) the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that port)
Usage
24 linked usages
Books
10 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
tarshish and also

Meaning and Definition

Tarshiysh (tar-sheesh') n/l. 1. Tarshish, a place on the Mediterranean 2. (hence) the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that port) 3. (also) the name of a Persian and of an Israelite [probably the same as H8658 (as the region of the stone, or the reverse)] KJV: Tarshish, Tharshish. Root(s): H8658

Original Word
תַּרשִׁישׁ
Transliteration
Tarshiysh
Derivation
First root strongs: 8658
Morphology
Name/l.

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8659. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Tarshish

Usage: A man of the Greeks living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.4; son of: Javan (H3120); brother of: Elishah (H0473), Kittim (H3794) and Dodanim (H1721) § Tarshish or Tharshish = "yellow jasper" son of Javan

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How Strong's H8659 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Tarshiysh, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Tarshish Genesis 10:4 21× also 1 Chronicles 7:10

How Strong's H8659 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 24 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H8659 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H8659 in the Old Testament

24 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 10:4 KJV

And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

1 Kings 10:22 KJV

For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

1 Kings 22:48 KJV

Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.

Usage Excerpts

First 24 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8659.

Genesis 10:4 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
1 Kings 10:22 Old Testament, KJV
For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
1 Kings 22:48 Old Testament, KJV
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.
1 Chronicles 1:7 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
1 Chronicles 7:10 Old Testament, KJV
The sons also of Jediael; Bilhan: and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahishahar.
2 Chronicles 9:21 Old Testament, KJV
For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
2 Chronicles 20:36 Old Testament, KJV
And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Eziongaber.
2 Chronicles 20:37 Old Testament, KJV
Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.
Esther 1:14 Old Testament, KJV
And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king's face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;)
Psalms 48:7 Old Testament, KJV
Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.
Psalms 72:10 Old Testament, KJV
The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
Isaiah 2:16 Old Testament, KJV
And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.
Isaiah 23:1 Old Testament, KJV
The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.
Isaiah 23:6 Old Testament, KJV
Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.
Isaiah 23:10 Old Testament, KJV
Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength.
Isaiah 23:14 Old Testament, KJV
Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.
Isaiah 60:9 Old Testament, KJV
Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.
Isaiah 66:19 Old Testament, KJV
And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.
Jeremiah 10:9 Old Testament, KJV
Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.
Ezekiel 27:12 Old Testament, KJV
Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.
Ezekiel 27:25 Old Testament, KJV
The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.
Ezekiel 38:13 Old Testament, KJV
Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?
Jonah 1:3 Old Testament, KJV
But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
Jonah 4:2 Old Testament, KJV
And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8659, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 3 usages, Old Testament
Esther 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 7 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 3 usages, Old Testament
Jonah 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H8659 FAQ

What does tarshish (תַּרְשִׁישׁ) mean?

Tarshish (Strong's H8659) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Tarshish". Tarshiysh (tar-sheesh') n/l. 1. Tarshish, a place on the Mediterranean 2. (hence) the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that port)

How many times is tarshish (תַּרְשִׁישׁ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 24 linked usages for Strong's H8659 across 10 books.

Where can I study tarshish (תַּרְשִׁישׁ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8659 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate tarshish (תַּרְשִׁישׁ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as tarshish and also. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.